Breeks
//bɹiːks// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Pants, breeches. Scotland, plural, plural-only
"— Ah, poor dogsbody, he said in a kind voice. I must give you a shirt and a few noserags. How are the secondhand breeks?"
Example
More examples"— Ah, poor dogsbody, he said in a kind voice. I must give you a shirt and a few noserags. How are the secondhand breeks?"
Etymology
From Middle English breke, Northern variant of brechis (“trousers”), from Old English brēċ (“breeches”), plural of brōc (“covering for the leg; trouser”). More at breeches.
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